Tag: Hotpot Singapore

August 02, 2018

A Steam Pot AND Hotpot 2-in-1 concept. Singaporeans love their hotpot, with many restaurants sprouting around the island. On the other hand, steam-pot restaurants are less commonly seen. Steam-potting uses technology whereby raw ingredients such as seafood, meat, dim sum are steamed in high-speed upon order, and therefore you can expect shorter waiting times for food to be cooked. The result is that natural juices and nutrients of the ingredients, are kept within with flavours accentuated. Temperature can also be controlled to ensure the food is not under or overcooked. Initially started out as a “steam-potting” restaurant, Steam Box......

A hidden gem in Yishun that specialises in BOTH Hotpot and Dry Fish Pot. Qi Lai Feng 齐来丰鱼庄 is found at Yishun Town Square – a “third new-generation town plaza in Singapore” located opposite Northpoint City. (Click PLAY for highlights of Qi Lai Feng 齐来丰鱼庄.) Most Singaporean should be...

July 26, 2018

Despite the rather hot weather, Singaporeans just cannot get enough of hotpots. Spice World Hot Pot, also known as “香天下” has arrived from China to Clarke Quay. It is known as one of China’s top global hotpot brands, with no artificial flavours, MSG or flavour enhanced used. Soup bases...

May 24, 2018

Love it or hate it. Insane or instagrammable. What is your first reaction when you hear of “CORIANDER Hotpot”? COCA Restaurants known for Thai-style ‘Suki’ Steamboat, have introduced an “Over The Top Coriander Hotpot” which will make you go green. Diners get a mountain of fresh coriander leaves topped...

April 18, 2018

Word has it that Upin was established by people who were once part of Hai Di Lao. Those who have dined at Hai Di Lao should spot the similarities in the concept and flavors. (This is not to be confused with UPOT at SingPost Centre – which offers conveyor...

February 08, 2018

Hai Di Lao 海底捞 has opened ANOTHER branch at Novena Royal Square. This is the 7th branch in Singapore after outlets at Clarke Quay, [email protected], IMM, Vivocity, Bedok Mall, and Plaza Singapura. What should appeal to customers, other than the tasty soups and prompt service, is the contemporary design...

February 08, 2018

To write the piece on “10 Best Hotpot Restaurants In Singapore ”, I went on a hotpot over-drive and tried some of the most recommended restaurants. JPot offers its own unique version of this tradition with individual hotpots, but somehow the restaurant has never really crossed my radar throughout...

February 02, 2018

Friends kept jio-ing me out for hotpot. Also because they know I am a soup person. Interestingly, some Singaporeans also call hotpot the “battleship”. This is because PM Lee Hsien Loong once shared a personal nugget of family life, in which Mr Lee Kuan Yew used the word “BATTLESHIP”...

January 14, 2018

It is this cooling, fuzzy, rainy weather that makes me crave for hotpot in Singapore even more. Imagine my surprise when I found out Captain K at Middle Road, known to be the first to introduce the Korean Seafood Tower in Singapore, has also started to offer hotpot. Consider...

January 14, 2018

Fan of Beauty In The Pot? You should like Paradise Hotpot as well, which is a Hong Kong style steamboat concept that offers each diner an individual hotpot with choice of a desired broth. There are 14 different soup bases to choose from, such as Authentic Pork Bone, Century...

January 11, 2018

Good news for those craving for authentic Sichuan style Mala hotpot, the popular Da Miao Hotpot from Chengdu China has opened at Clarke Quay. The highlight is its Mala soup base, said to contain more than twenty spices, added with special plant oil and herbs. Therefore, it is not...

March 18, 2017

Somehow in hot sunny Singapore, we still enjoy our hotpots, with Hai Di Lao and Beauty In The Point counting as some of the favourites. (Read: 10 Best Hotpot Restaurants In Singapore ) Imperial Treasure Steamboat Restaurant somehow has been known to be more expensive, and also of better...

January 27, 2017

“Irrashaimase!” DANRO Japanese Collagen Hot Pot Restaurant by Ministry of Food (MOF) offers hotpot buffets starting from $15.90++ for weekday lunch and $24.90++ for dinners, with a collagen soup base at an additional top-up of $2 (ie $17.90++, $26.90++). Although DANRO has branches at Punggol Waterway Point, United Square,...

January 22, 2017

Beauty In The Pot by Paradise Group has a 2nd outlet at The Centrepoint, which opens late till 6am. Time to jio those midnight owl friends for ‘beauty’ pot suppers? The hotpot restaurant at The Centrepoint boosts of a larger seating with 3 private rooms that can be connected....

January 18, 2017

There were 42 reviews on Facebook for the unpublicized less than a month old Tang’s Steamboat Restaurant. Most diners gave it a 5* rating. A vote of confidence or something else? Tang’s Steamboat Restaurant a Keong Saik Road is said to offer authentic Szechuan Steamboat with a wide variety...